The hidden value – Lean in manufacturing and services

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The hidden value – Lean in manufacturing and services

École des Ponts ParisTech, BCG

About this course: Lean is a powerful methodology that enables managers and employees to shift their mindset and helps companies to keep their business sustainable by creating competitive advantage. Today, in an increasingly complex and dynamic world, where companies struggle to maintain competitive advantage, Lean is more important than ever.
This course combines the experience of many senior experts and practitioners from the Boston Consulting Group and École des Ponts, and brings perspectives on Lean in manufacturing and services. It offers strong topic foundation as well as deep practical insights into the art of continuous improvement.
In this course, you will learn:
- why Lean is a key driver for sustainable competitive advantage
- how different companies can leverage Lean to create value both in manufacturing and services
- what it takes to drive a Lean transformation and build a culture of continuous improvement
- how new technologies impact traditional lean practices

Who is this class for: This course has been designed for students in business or engineering who want to discover the fundamental principles of Lean, and also for professionals who want to leverage Lean to improve their working environment or transform their company.

Video: From top management to operators, all actors have a role to play

Video: Daily Lean: implementing Lean on a day-to-day basis

Video: How to build Lean Capabilities

Video: Key takeaways about successful Lean transformations

Reading: BCG Perspectives on Lean

Video: Conclusion to the course

Discussion Prompt: What are the key learnings from this course you will use in the future?

Graded: Check your understanding

Graded: Check your understanding

Graded: Week 4 Assignment

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École des Ponts ParisTech

École des Ponts ParisTech, may be France’s oldest engineering school (since 1747), but it remains young and very much in the present, as it has always been, in training talented, innovative future leaders in order to transform today’s realities and build tomorrow’s world in key areas of day-to-day life, such as transport, housing, and urban services, and also in foundational fields like energy, environment, climate sciences, spatial planning or sustainable development…
We are happy to welcome you to be part of our community of students and senior executives whom are offered the best experience in terms of excellence and open minded approach to Elite Higher and Executive education.

BCG

We partner with clients from the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors in all regions to identify their highest-value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their enterprises. Our customized approach combines deep insight into the dynamics of companies and markets with close collaboration at all levels of the client organization. This ensures that our clients achieve sustainable competitive advantage, build more capable organizations, and secure lasting results. Founded in 1963, BCG is a private company with 85 offices in 48 countries. For more information, please visit bcg.com.